The Monkey King 2

The Monkey King 2
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese西遊記之孫悟空三打白骨精
Simplified Chinese西遊记之孙悟空叁打白骨精
Literal meaningJourney to the West: Monkey King Thrice Confronts the White Bone Spirit
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinxī yóu jì zhī Sūn Wùkōng sān dǎ báigǔjīng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSai1 Jau4 Gei3 Zi1 Syun1 Ng4 Hung1 Saam1 Daa2 Baak6 Gwat1 Zing1
Directed bySoi Cheang
Written byRan Ping
Ran Jianan
Wen Ning
Yan Yiyi
Based onJourney to the West
by Wu Cheng'en
Produced byKiefer Liu
Starring
Cinematography
  • Yang Tao
  • Cheung Man-po
Edited byAngie Lam
Yau Chi-wai
Lu Xin
Music byChristopher Young
Production
company
Filmko Entertainment
Distributed byFilmko Pictures
China Film Co Ltd
Jiangsu Anshi YingNa Film Distribution
International-Aeon pictures Studio
Release dates
  • 20 January 2016 (2016-01-20) (Beijing premiere)
  • 6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) (Hong Kong)
  • 8 February 2016 (2016-02-08) (China)
Running time
119 minutes
Countries
  • Hong Kong
  • China
LanguagesMandarin
Cantonese
BudgetUS$60–60.5 million
Box officeUS$193.7 million

The Monkey King 2 (Chinese: 西遊記之孫悟空三打白骨精) is a 2016 action fantasy film based on the classic 16th-century novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film was shot in 3D and is a sequel to the 2014 box office hit The Monkey King with Soi Cheang returning as director and Sammo Hung as action director, who replaces Donnie Yen's role from the previous installment. The film stars Aaron Kwok, who portrayed the main antagonist in the previous installment, as the film's titular protagonist, who also replaces Yen from the previous installment. Other cast for the film included Feng Shaofeng, Xiao Shenyang, Him Law, Fei Xiang, Kelly Chen, and Gong Li.

The film was released in the United States on 5 February, in Hong Kong on 6 February and in China on 8 February 2016. Received mixed to positive reviews from critics, a sequel, The Monkey King 3, was released in China in 2018.